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05-04-2008, 11:48 AM
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| | | WANTED: used books
Looking for used books to start a used bookstore
If you have:
>40 books
without yellowed pages, handwritten notes, or dog-eared pages
I'm interested in purchasing them.
Email: turingbooks [at] gmail [dot] com (preferred)
or call 9175 [forty-two, seventy-seven]
Thank you,
Sterling
Turing Books | |
05-04-2008, 01:53 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tin Hause Age: 37
Posts: 158
| | | I'll email you.
Good to have another 2nd hand shop opening.. where will the shop be? | |
05-04-2008, 03:10 PM
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| | | Location? I was just about to ask you.
Meerkat,
Thanks for taking an interest. Actually, we're still looking for a location that would allow us to make a comfortable shop and still keep prices reasonable. But for right now, we're just shopping for books.
Any suggestions for a location?
Thanks,
Sterling | |
06-04-2008, 01:46 PM
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Posts: 158
| | Seems to me that Soho rents are only suitable for bars and restaurants now. Talked to a few shop leasers lately who think that they will have to move out of Hollywood Road/Peel street areas due to high rents.
Wanchai seems to be becoming more of a coffee shop and cafe area. Maybe you could join forces with a independent coffee shop owner.
Free Broadband.... I'd be there  | |
06-04-2008, 06:53 PM
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Posts: 121
| | | That would be good!
Good coffee and fruit Juices, Wifi and books to read or purchase - I'm there! | |
06-04-2008, 07:59 PM
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| | I'll second (even third!) that. Hm, comfy sofas, freshly-brewed caffeine aroma, and browsing through loadsa tempting books...
Well, quite a few on my shelves are starting to wilt in the RISING humidity, so would consider parting with some... maybe.
Keep us posted  | |
06-04-2008, 10:49 PM
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| | Talk to the owner of Muse, which is, regrettably, shutting up shop having failed to make the concept work in LKF... MUSE Bookshop | |
07-04-2008, 01:50 PM
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| | | Great suggestions
Thanks everyone for such great suggestions.
Yeah, I've been thinking that it needs to be a space and not just a shop.
Regarding the coffee, I saw a simple system in a local bakery where they have an automatic espresso machine and charge just $10 a cup. It would be nice for everyone to have, but I'm looking to stay away from having to get a food license.
I didn't think of the wifi, but it wouldn't cost anything extra and it would be nice for people to bring their laptops and hang out.
Sadly, the shop is a little ways off, but we're going hopefully open by the end of summer.
Keep the suggestions coming and if you find a bunch of used books, please let me know.
Thanks,
Sterling
Turing Books | |
07-04-2008, 07:53 PM
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| | Quote:
Originally Posted by PDLM  Talk to the owner of Muse, which is, regrettably, shutting up shop having failed to make the concept work in LKF... MUSE Bookshop | ..arghh didn't know about this place.. shall have to head down before it shuts | 
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